101. [Stafford, Thomas] Carew, Sir George / O’Grady, Standish.

Pacata Hibernia. Or A History of the Wars in Ireland during the Reign of Queen Elizabeth. Especially within the Province of Munster under the Government of Sir George Carew and compiled by his Direction and Appointment. Edited and with an Introduction and Notes by Standish O’Grady. With Portraits, Maps and Plans. [This late 19th century version of the Pacata Hibernia is the so-called Fourth Edition, with a new impression of the titlepage of the first edition from 1633 and excellent reproductions of the original plates].

Limited Edition: No.252 of only five hundred copies printed. Two Volumes (complete set). London, Downey & Co. Limited, 1896. Octavo. Volume I: Frontispiece – Portrait of Sir George Carew, XXII, 302 pages with 14 illustrations (maps etc.) / Volume II – Volume II: Frontispiece – Portrait of Donnell O’Sulevan Beare [O’Sullivan Bere], XI, 357 pages with 8 illustrations (maps etc.). Original red cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Both Volumes in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Both bindings firm and all illustrations in excellent condition.

102. Aylmer, Captain James Evans Freke / Colonel F. A. Aylmer.

Pedigree of The Family of Aylmer of England and Ireland. Compiled by the Late Captain James Evans Freke Aylmer. With some additional Notes by Colonel F.A. Aylmer. [and with several manuscript annotations completing or correcting some of the Pedigrees (surely in the hand of Gerald Percy Vivian Aylmer)].

London, Mitchell Hughes and Clarke, 1909. Quarto. 26 pages. Softcover / Original printed wrappers. The binding a little frayed but overall still in good condition. From the library of Gerald Percy Vivian Aylmer (1856-1936) of Walworth Castle, with his signature to the front wrapper. Extremely Rare !

103. [Luckombe, Philip].

Powerscourt Waterfall.

Luxury Fine Art Giclée Reprint of the original Engraving which was printed in London by publisher Philip Luckombe in the year 1788. Skibbereen, Inanna Rare Books & Art Publishing House, 2023. Image Size: 17,5 cm wide x 22,7 cm high. Sheet Size: 23,7 cm wide x 28,8 cm high. Excellent condition. © Copyright by Inanna Rare Books Ltd.

104. Fanning, Martin / Gillespie, Raymond / Adams, Michael.

Print culture and intellectual life in Ireland, 1660-1941. Essays in honour of Michael Adams. Edited by Martin Fanning & Raymond Gillespie.

Dublin, Woodfield Press, 2006. 24 cm. XX, 267 pages. Illustrated. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Minor staining to fore-edge. Otherwise: Excellent condition of this fantastic publication.

105. d’Alton, Ian.

Protestant Society and Politics in Cork: 1812-1844.

Cork, Cork University Press, 1980. 15.5 cm x 22 cm. XIV, 264 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. The dustjacket with some stronger wear and some fraying but otherwise very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Name of preowner on endpaper. Extremely important and scarce book !

106. Alexander the Coppersmith.

Remarks Upon, The Religion, Trade, Government, Police, Customs, Manners, And Maladys, Of The City Of Corke.

Cork, Tower Books, 1974. 12.5 cm x 19 cm. 133 pages. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

107. [Saunders, Richard] Rider, Cardanus.

Rider’s British Merlin: For the Year of our Lord 1799. Being the Third after Bissextile or Leap-Year. Adorned with many delightful and useful Verities, fitting all Capacities in the Islands of Great Britain’s Monarchy. With notes of Husbandry, Fairs, Marts, High Roads and Tables for many necessary uses. Compiled for the Country’s Benefit by Cardanus Rider. [With: “The Arms of the Peers, Peeresses &c. of England, Scotland & Ireland the Insignia of the Different Orders of Knighthood with the Baronets of Great Britain and the Dates of their Creations” [With: “Heraldry in Miniature” / Including a small section to the end of the publication with “British Governments in America and the West-Indies with Upper Canada – Lower Canada – Cape Breton – Virgin Island – Montserrat – Grenada – Jamaica – Leeward Islands – Barbados [Barbadoes]” etc.]. [ With a section on “Peers, Peeresses and Bishops of Ireland – That are Not Peers of England”].

London, Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1799. Slim-Octavo (9,5 cm x 16 cm). Collation complete with parts of the book interleaved: 60, XXXVI, [122 + 4 misbound planches with coats of arms, pagination incorrect but all plates available that are called for], plus 321 pages [House of Peers of Great Britain with misprinted pagination to the beginning of the 321 pages]. Original Hardcover / 18th century or early 19th century red leather. Stronger rubbed but firm and intact binding. Interior with tear to page 15/16, some minor foxing and browning only, some writing to interleaved pages in a child’s hand. All plates with Heraldic Bearings, Coat of Arms, Emblemata, Badges etc. included. Here the rare 1799 publication with over 500 examples of Heraldry of Ireland, Scotland and England. Includes Irish Earls, Irish Barons, Irish Archbishops, Irish Viscounts, etc. [Coat of Arms of Fingal, Glandore, Lisburne, Winterton, Arran, Barrymore, Marq. Donegall, Clanricarde, Fife, Lowth, Upper Ossory etc. etc.]

108. [Luckombe, Philip].

Rock of Cashel.

Luxury Fine Art Giclée Reprint of the original Engraving which was printed in London by publisher Philip Luckombe in the year 1788. Skibbereen, Inanna Rare Books & Art Publishing House, 2023. Image Size: 20,9 cm wide x 13,9 cm high. Sheet Size: 26,9 cm wide x 19,8 cm high. Excellent condition. © Copyright by Inanna Rare Books Ltd.

109. [Luckombe, Philip].

Round Tower at Kildare.

Luxury Fine Art Giclée Reprint of the original Engraving which was printed in London by publisher Philip Luckombe in the year 1788. Skibbereen, Inanna Rare Books & Art Publishing House, 2023. Image Size: 12,5 cm wide x 21 cm high. Sheet Size: 18,7 cm wide x 27 cm high. Excellent condition. © Copyright by Inanna Rare Books Ltd.

110. [Dowling, Vincent] / Anonymous / Gower, Roger / [Callaghan, Daniel – Esq. of Lotabeg (Provenance – Bookplate)].

Sammelband with important original Works by Vincent Dowling and other writers / Satirical Tracts, Satirical Pamphlets and Satirical Periodicals of 18th century Ireland. A stunning and very rare Collection from the Library of Daniel Callaghan, Esq. of Lotabeg, MP for Cork. The Volume includes: I. [Anti-English Satirical Periodical by Vincent Dowling – 25 (of 34) Issues of one of the most important satirical periodical of 18th century Ireland, called “Collection of Proceedings and Debates of the Parliament of Pimlico – In the Last Session of the Eighteenth Century. [Dublin], Published by the Executors of Judith Freel and sold by all Flying Stationers” [see detailed Bibliography and Pagination below], [1799-1800]/ II. Continuation of the Periodical happened under the Title “The Olio or Anything-arian Miscellany”, of which issues No.I – No. V are bound after (The titlepage of No. I of the “Olio” states: “Debates in the Pimlico Parliament (Continued from No.XXVIII)” [which means these five issues bring the tota l of the periodical to 30 (of 34)] / III. S.P.Bluddengutz (Pseudonym) / Anonymous: “The Vaticination – As you will find it written in the 110th No. of Pue’s Occurences, Redivivus ! – The Fifth Year of the Incorporation” – Dublin, Printed by Fitzpatrick, 1799. 16 pages / IV. [Lord Camden] – “Considerations on the Situation to which Ireland is Reduced by the Government of Lord Camden” – The Sixth Edition, Improved and Corrected. To which is added a copy of the STATE PAPER !!! – Dublin, Printed in t he Year 1798 – 34 pages / V. Roger Gower / Anonymous – “Hosier’s Hall” [an address to Lord Cornwallis, by the Corporation of Hosiers of Dublin, with his reply, and an attack on it by Roger Gower, clerk of the Corporation] – Dublin, 1798 – 14, [1] pages. [with printed NOTE at the end of this pamphlet stating:″The foregoing Notice should have appeared sooner, but Faulkner’s Journal refused to receive it” //

[Dublin], Flying Stationers [Dowling] / M.Fitzpatrick / 1799 – 1800. Quarto. Pagination: “Parliament of Pimilico”: 100 pages / “Olio”: 40 pages / “Vaticination”: 16 pages / “Considerations”: 34 pages / “Hosier’s Hall”: 14, [1] pages. Private half – leather with gilt lettering on spine. Wonderful binding with marbled papaer-covered pastedowns and endpapers. The armorial bookplate of Daniel Callaghan, Esquire of Lotabeg (County Cork) to the pastedown with his Motto: “Fidus et Audax” / Endpapers and first four pages with minor wormhole-damage. The Volume overall in excellent condition !